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Author: Quentin R. Skrabec
Publisher: Algora Publishing
Published: 2007
Total Pages: 274
ISBN-13: 0875865070
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis is a biography of Westinghouse, genius inventor from railroad and gas distribution equipment to the corporate model of invention and research. He surpassed Edison in electricity pioneering and in managing workers too; but they both lost their companies in the panic of 1907. The bank always wins.
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Published: 1886
Total Pages: 104
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Henry G. Prout
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Published: 1921
Total Pages: 436
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Francis E. Leupp
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Published: 1918
Total Pages: 356
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Tom McNichol
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Published: 2011-01-06
Total Pages: 187
ISBN-13: 1118047028
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAC/DC tells the little-known story of how Thomas Edison wrongly bet in the fierce war between supporters of alternating current and direct current. The savagery of this electrical battle can hardly be imagined today. The showdown between AC and DC began as a rather straightforward conflict between technical standards, a battle of competing methods to deliver essentially the same product, electricity. But the skirmish soon metastasized into something bigger and darker. In the AC/DC battle, the worst aspects of human nature somehow got caught up in the wires; a silent, deadly flow of arrogance, vanity, and cruelty. Following the path of least resistance, the war of currents soon settled around that most primal of human emotions: fear. AC/DC serves as an object lesson in bad business strategy and poor decision making. Edison's inability to see his mistake was a key factor in his loss of control over the ?operating system? for his future inventions?not to mention the company he founded, General Electric.
Author: Ioan James
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2010-02-25
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ISBN-13: 113948625X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKEngineering transformed the world completely between the 17th and 21st centuries. Remarkable Engineers tells the stories of 51 of the key pioneers in this transformation, from the designers and builders of the world's railways, bridges and aeroplanes, to the founders of the modern electronics and communications revolutions. The focus throughout is on their varied life stories, and engineering and scientific detail is kept to a minimum. Engineer profiles are organized chronologically, inviting readers with an interest in engineering to follow the path by which these remarkable engineers utterly changed our lives.
Author: William R. Huber
Publisher: McFarland
Published: 2022-02-14
Total Pages: 292
ISBN-13: 1476686920
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWhile most know Thomas Edison for his invention of the light bulb, his counterpart, George Westinghouse, is too often overlooked. Westinghouse, however, became known as one of the most prolific inventors and businessmen of the Industrial Revolution. This biography reveals the man whose teachers suspected was mentally disabled and who quit college after one semester, yet founded more than 60 different companies employing 50,000 people, and received 361 U.S. patents. He later fought the "Battle of the Currents" (AC vs. DC) with Thomas Edison and won. Westinghouse, with his engineers, provided power and light for the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago. They harnessed the massive power of Niagara Falls and sent it over wires to light Buffalo and eventually the Northeast. His electric engines powered trains, and his air brakes stopped them. His scientific contributions forever changed the world.
Author: Nikola Tesla
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Published: 2015-08-24
Total Pages: 27
ISBN-13: 1681463555
DOWNLOAD EBOOKNikola Tesla was a genius who revolutionized how the world looks at electricity.
Author: Nikola Tesla
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Published: 2013-06-28
Total Pages: 81
ISBN-13: 1627932186
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn Famous Scientific Illusions Nikola Tesla addresses "exceptionally interesting errors in the interpretation and application of physical phenomena which have for years dominated the minds of experts and men of science." Among these are the Moons rotation, Interplanetary Communication, Signals to Mars and others.
Author: Nikola Tesla
Publisher: Blurb
Published: 2018-07-25
Total Pages: 430
ISBN-13: 9781388233853
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDue to his demonstration of wireless communication through radio, Nikola Tesla was widely respected as one of the greatest electrical engineers in America. In the United States, Tesla's fame rivaled that of any other inventor or scientist in history or popular culture. This book consists of Tesla's research for the practical development of a system for wireless transmission of power (electricity) -- the transmission of power from station to station. The notes are highly detailed, and clearly show his transmitting electricity without wires by means of his magnifying transmitter. A must-read for anyone interested in Tesla's revolutionary experiments with transmitters.
